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Birding spot · La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Birding at La Crosse River Marsh: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at La Crosse River Marsh are Canada Goose (92%), Mallard (88%), and Black-capped Chickadee (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 95 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (101 species). 182 species have been reported here across 1,097 complete checklists from 257 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (8 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Mar 8-14: 34 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 8-14: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMay 1-7: 90 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsMay 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsMay 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsSep 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsOct 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsOct 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Nov 22-30: 36 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Dec 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Canada Goose92%
  2. 2Mallard88%
  3. 3Black-capped Chickadee81%
  4. 4Bald Eagle67%
  5. 5American Robin63%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull63%
  7. 7American Tree Sparrow60%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal56%
  9. 9European Starling48%
  10. 10Hairy Woodpecker48%
  11. 11American Crow46%
  12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch46%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker44%
  14. 14House Sparrow44%
  15. 15Dark-eyed Junco42%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Wisconsin.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.